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Thanks to David G. for his recap:
Last week, we saw the explosive two-hour series finale of Prison Break. This week, we were treated with another Prison Break two hour special. Called “Prison Break: The Final Break.” The story started off with Sara getting hauled off to prison after she was finally married to Michael. She was arrested for murdering Christina. That’s where the story starts to feel more like Prison Break’s former spin-off show, Cherry Hill.
At the female-penitentiary, we are greeted by new characters. A few of the characters resembled a female version of T-Bag, named “Daddy” and of course Bellick, back when he was the king of Fox River. We also learn that our old friend, Gretchen was sharing the same prison.
Across the yard was the men’s side of the prison. In that side, T-Bag and General Cranst were currently residing in. Almost immediately they received word of Sara’s capture, and because the General was such a bitter old man, he put out a hit on Sara’s life. Apparently Gretchen was the General’s inside ‘man’ inside the other prison.
When Michael learned about the hit on his wife’s life, he decided he had no other choice, but to once again stage a break out. We started to see more of the side of Michael we knew in first season, the plotting side. He started going through newspaper clippings on the prison, and studied photographs. Though newspaper clippings can only get you so far, Michael had Lincoln and Sucre stake out the prison, and find out where all the security cameras were placed, to find a blind spot.
That’s where Mahone made his re-entrance. Apparently he was busy trying to get his old job back, but before they would allow that, he had to prove himself by spying on the brothers, which he told them about, to have them trust him while he really betrayed them. He went behind Michael and Lincoln’s back, and told Agent Wheatly, the head agent on the brother’s case, about what they were up to.
Wheatly acted upon Mahone’s intel, and installed a new security camera in Michael’s blind spot. This put a giant boulder in his break out plan, but alas, he had another solution. Drop onto the prison with a parachute to get Sara out of there. Meanwhile, when Sara’s inmates try to stab her, Gretchen stops the fight, killing the assailant, earning Sara’s trust. It seems Gretchen wants to escape with Sara, to give her daughter a gift she made on her birthday. Sara really had no choice in the matter but to allow Gretchen to tag along.
Again, it appears Mahone betrayed Michael by telling Wheatly about the parachuting plan. Well, it was night, and the parachutist seemed to descend right on schedule. Wheatly had his team ready to gun Michael down as soon as he landed, which they did. I knew as soon as he had guns pointed in Michael’s direction he had something else planned, which he did.
While everyone was keeping an eye on the parachute, Michael made his way into the prison. At the same time, Sara and Gretchen escaped the prison. How? Apparently through an escape duct pipe. I wish it were that simple in the first season. Well Sara and Gretchen got outside, and immediately went to the church, because earlier, Michael sent her a decrypted message to “pray for us”. Unfortunately, Gretchen was caught just outside the church, while Sara continued to escape. Michael wasn’t too far behind, and also went into the church. They went into the basement of the church, where there was a sealed door, and they waited for T-Bag to come through.
Earlier, the gang found out in order to see this through, they would need some help from T-Bag. Lincoln told him they would pay him $5,000 to set a fire in the prison. Apparently a fire drill that T-Bag would set off would distract them from looking in Michael’s way, while he set off the real fire. When T-Bag’s money wasn’t wired, he went straight to the warden and told her Michael’s break out plan. She ordered all the fire alarms and any other alarms to be stopped which they did.
Michael sat there at the sealed door, and waited until the alarms were stopped, as he originally planned, seeing T-Bag was a rat. The stopping of the alarms allowed him to still set the fire without anyone noticing. He opened the sealed door, and went to their exit door. Unfortunately the door was also locked shut. The cutting of the alarms did not open that door, as he anticipated. There was only one solution left, he had to sacrifice himself.
With the last remaining smarts left in his head, Michael opened the power generator, and unplugged it, making the room dark. He then cut apart two wires in the generator. His last step was to connect the two wires, electrocuting himself, opening the doors and freeing Sara. Wheatly wasn’t too far behind, but it was too late…she was gone.
T-Bag was put in solitary confinement for aiding and embedding Sara’s escape. All along, Mahone realized he betrayed them, and he realized his loyalty was with that group. He gave Sara some paperwork, proving Michael was going to die anyway, due to the brain tumor that returned. On a boat, Lincoln and Sara watched Michael’s very heartwarming goodbye video. This ended the Prison Break story. At least his death felt more complete after watching this.
How could Sara be free?? She was on her escape, wasn’t she? I don’t understand, please help me do…
I hate the finale.
I never buy any DVD.
sorry *he
there’s no point in signing it!
i’m upset just as much as you are, but they can’t change it now!!
the film has been released. the FINAL SEASON has been RELEASED.
sara and lincoln were on their way to another COUNTRY- what’s michael gonna do?! meet them there?!!? hge created a video saying goodbye..
its upsetting, yeah. DEAL WITH IT.
Yes, sign the petition!
Michael has to be alive.
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/continue-prison-break.html
WATCH THE FINAL BREAK ONLINE FREE @
http://openguys.org/films/2009/05/25/prison-break-the-final-break-watch-free/
whats the point in the petition??
ITS OVER!
they can’t bring him back
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/continue-prison-break.html
ok- i have now officially seen this final break thing, and i have to say it was much better than people have been making it out to be.. all of this ‘oh, disappointing ending’ and ‘michael shouldn’t die’ and ‘writers made a HUGE mistake’ actually isn’t THAT true.
the ending WAS sad, and i am not one of those people who cry at films and tv (only meet joe black, armeggedon and season 2 finale have had me crying) but at the end- there were happy tears :)
at least it ended with michael, PROTECTING his wife and child, and it did bring a sense of closure. HOWEVER. sara isn’t free- she’s on the run.. and technically linc is too- which means it hasn’t really tied up any loose ends.. :S
all in all this was actually really really good. some of the lines were bloody hilarious. especially t’bags: if you ain’t got no fire, then you ain’t got no fire alarm. and that means pretty ain’t got his mrs pretty.’ woop to tbag.
i am going to miss this show- but i enjoyed this ‘film’ as it were.. :o UNLESS THEY ARE ACTUALLY BRINGING OUT A FILM STILL!!! sorry- i am going now :P
Okay I’m a bit steamed that there won’t be anymore to this storyline, and I guess I can live with it, but for the love of god, why would they not do a spin-off? They’re main reason is: “We couldn’t find the actress we wanted.” Grr..
ALSO, how exactly did Michael get buried in Costa-Rica? Wouldn’t the authorities have buried him in Miami? And technically, they arn’t free. Sarah is a fugitive on the run. How is she free? Not only that but Lincoln is an accessory to her escape, so technically he’s on the run too……
I think it’s over for good now, Michael know that he will die if he’s pulling the last option in order to save Sara. Else he wouldn’t prepare the notes and goodbye DVD.
I liked the show but it’s over. There’s nothing more you can do. This isn’t the movie Misery. You can’t just kidnap the writers, break their ankles, and force them to right a new ending for you just because you didn’t like it.
I agree with all you who said that the end of prison break wasn’t the one that all fans waited for after 4 years.Michael died;Why;If the writers had that in mind,why they brought Sara back;We were waiting for some tender scenes between them,but nothing.Even when Sara got pregnant,i’m sure we all thought”really;How in the earth that happened;”Their relacionship was more romantic at seasons 1-2,and now it was completely cold.I’m soooo diasappointed!
They didn’t show his body, and in Prison Break that means there’s a chance he might not be dead. But if they aren’t gonna continue the show then I’m guessing he’s a goner.
Katie: it only comicng out on DVD in the US-best to watch it online-google ‘great stuff tv’ they have it and so so many other sites
Does anyone know when and if this will air on TV in the US??
papi is still alive, believe me..
oh sorry *LIKED …
my bad- its all OVER
John: :O oh no you didn’t! …. ah, i can’t be annoyed at you. you like prison break.
mad4mike- YOU shut up. :P